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Forget Startups – Buy a Business

Martinka Consulting

Using statistics from BizBuySell.com the article stated the median price of businesses at the end of 2016 rose 8% from 2015 to $216,000. It’s faster, cheaper, and easier to finance. You trade your capital for immediate cash flow, i.e. you get a paycheck on payday just like everybody else.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. It’s not reckless money like it was 15 years ago but financing options abound, including for lower middle market and below sized deals. Record number of small business sales in 2018! This as per bizbuysell.com.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. The Board Had No Finance Committee. in 2013 to 3.7 in early 2018, according to Moody’s.